Inaugural Address Calls Americans to Save Democracy
The address recalls Washington Lincoln and modern capital duties as Roosevelt urges unity to shield the nation from external disruption. He emphasizes democracy as living through action, spirit, and shared enterprise, pledging resilience, expansion of freedom, and national defense under constitutional principles.
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Lens Firms Are Fined in Price Case
In New York fourteen corporations and seven officers were fined a total of 66000 after pleading to anti trust charges in an eye glass price fixing case. One indictment fined six corporations and five officers 45500 for fixed spectacle leases. The second indictment involved American Optical Sharon Optical Continental Optical Titmus Optical and Virginia Lens coordinating prices for single vision and bifocal lenses with a 10 percent gap. The Government said the six firms produce more than 95 percent of leases nationwide. Farmers also grow peanuts for livestock feed.
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New York
Noto
Edward A. Conger
American Optical Company
Sharon Optical Company
Continental Optical Company
Texas quail hunting varies with rainfall across regions
Biologists report Texas quail hunting saw patchy success after a wet nesting season. Excess rainfall reduced quail crops in parts while favorable conditions in Tyler and northeast areas supported better yields. Farmers are urged to maintain fence rows and sow winter forage to aid quail survival. A 12 year old, Carthar Harris, killed a deer with an ax after it charged his father’s car near Blix Junction in Angelina County.
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Austin
Texas
State Game, Fish and Oyster
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Game Commission
Game Department
Tyler
Louisiana
Young Harris
Blix Junction
Angelina and Neches
Southern Pine
Angelina County
Warden Ducks Case Ends With Guilty Plea in Cass County
Farris Hensley, in Cass County justice court at Atlanta, pleaded guilty on January 6 to selling wild ducks to Tilden B. Aliver, a game warden. He paid a $150 fine plus $12 in costs per Game Department records.
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Farris Hensley
Hensley
Cass County Justice Court
Atlanta
Game Department
Tilden B. Aliver
Boy Cecil Boyd hunts two big bucks in quick start
Cecil Boyd of Chireno in Nacogdoches County ended his hunting season early after shooting a nine point and a ten point buck within seconds on opening day. Using a 22 caliber rifle he placed nine of thirteen shots to down both deer, six miles south of Chireno in Angelina County.
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Cecil Boyd
Chireno
Nacogdoches County
State Game Department
Angelina County
Tax official salaries and clerks approved for 1941
Judge Loy set salaries for his office and secretary positions. Collier Yeary sought raises and extra staff. requests were curtailed with limited increases for key assistants and one auto registrar in Denison. Multiple assessors and two delinquent statements typists were funded for short terms with capped pay.
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Guy Cooke
Denison
Yeary
Marvin Hogan
T. W. Knott
George Schumacher
Iva Davidson
Mr. Cooke
E. R. Brodhead Jr
Thomas W. Richardson
J. W. Brown
Peggy Phillips
Mr. Yeary
C. W. Pope
Clyde Douglass
Delmar Lloyd Marton
J. B. Dickey
I. E. Brown
Howard Lovellette
Public Reports Proposed on Prescription Whisky Buyers
Rep. Tom W. Deen of Floydada proposes a bill to require doctors and druggists to file weekly reports with the county clerk listing names of prescription whisky buyers, amounts, and ailments. Reports would be public records, allowing anyone to view them.
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Austin
Tom W. Deen
Floydada
County budget held firm as 1941 salaries approved
Sherman news reports the county commissioners denying raises and new hires, maintaining 1941 payroll near 1940 levels. Key figures include county engineer H M Scott at 225 dollars plus 25 car, sheriff deputies at 125 dollars, and four assistants to the district attorney at 125 dollars monthly.
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A. Earle Whiteacre
Hallie H. Haizlip
Will Garner
John Bass
Dick O’bannon
Wiley Barker
J. H. White
Loy Park
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Margaret Standerfer
Amy Hudnall
Sherman
Gertrude McBee
Peggy Lyon
Fred Mauldin
Herman Goldston
S. B. Vaughan
R. S. Bowen
J. J. Darby
E. C. Looney
J. A. Woodruff
R. C. Neaves
B. M. Whiteacre
J. C. Robinson
P. M. Porter
Porter
G. P. Gafford
F. O. Mangrum
J. D. Hall
Virgil Evans
Paul Smith
A. F. Watson
O. J. Neathery
Joe Chumbley
W. R. Henderson
Calvin Buchanan
Iva Medlin
Pauline Collins
Pauline Hodges
Ralph Elliott
Cliff Huggins
J. S. Freels
R. S. Watson
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